Mobile Music at Garranbane

Music at Garranbane NS today We warmed up with another echo song. We set an 8bt rock tempo on keyboard and chanted Boom Chicka Boom    Video link here   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XVfTzel8E 1st / 2 (Steady Beat Rap) We sang a sea shanty The Drunken Sailor. We learned some riffs tomake it more interesting. Listen to the riffs here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jUaHZfSDFCOUx1OWM/view?usp=sharing Chords  We listened to the difference between major and minor chords. We added  guitar and  uke chords D minor ( Dm) and C major to our riffs Adding a rhythm We added a short rhythm  ti ti ti ti Ta  Ta on drum Listening and responding  T he Swan from The Carnival of the Animals . I played a live version on my viola. Listen to the version track no 2 on the special ten pieces cd or watch the video Viola Instruments of the Orchestra : The Viola Introducing the viola Find out more about  the viola here  http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/viola/.as

Ten Pieces: Shaun Davey:   Granuaile   (Ripples in the Rockpools)    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1h-luAluhEDAqfT-9_SXqxKQCvKXr8G-bxnE3VrQNo/edit Granuaile is a set of songs based on the life and adventures of the legendary Grace O Malley . She was an Irish chieftain and pirate queen  and commander of a fleet of war and trading ships along the west coast of Ireland in the 16 th century. Her first husband nickname was Donal an Chogaidh. Why did Grace visit the Queen ? Composer Shaun Davey was born in Northern Ireland.  He trained as an artist. He wrote music for television and advertisements In this piece, he uses Irish traditional instruments  with an orchestra . Here he uses uilleann pipes and harp. Explore Look out for his piece The Brendan Voyage , composed for uilleann pipes and orchestra based on the boat journey of St Brendan to America. Riverdance by Bill Whelan from Limerick also uses Irish instruments in the dance show t